Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 19th-century British politician and Governor-General of India This article is about the governor-general of India. For his father, the Lord Chief Justice , see Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough . The Right Honourable The Earl of Ellenborough GCB PC Governor-General of India In office 28 February 1842 – June 1844 Monarch Victoria Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel Preceded by The Earl of Auckland Succeeded by William Wilberforce Bird (Acting Governor-General) Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 1818 – 22 December 1871 Hereditary peerage Preceded by The 1st Baron Ellenborough Succeeded by The 3rd Baron Ellenborough Member of Parliament for Mitchell In office 1813–1818 Preceded by George Hobart Succeeded by Sir George Staunton Personal details Born ( 1790-09-08 ) 8 September 1790 Died 22